How to work in Sports Travel with Guy Redhouse (General Travel Group)
Learn how to craft a career combining sport and travel all around the country.
Reuben Williams
September 04, 2023
Learn what it’s like to work in the Sports Travel industry, with Guy’s journey to landing his dream job helping events and fans with the ultimate ticketing, hospitality and travel experiences.
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Welcome to the SportsGrad Podcast: The ultimate guide to make it in the sports industry!
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Meet Guy Redhouse, the Product and Marketing Manager at General Travel Group.
If you haven’t heard of General Travel Group, they help sports and events get the most out of their tickets, hospitality and travel - associated with organisations such as the AFL Event Office, Grand Prix Travel, and the Cricket Australia Travel Office (which you’ll hear be referred to as CATO throughout the episode).
Simply put, Guy has crafted a career combining sport and travel, to help fans experience events around the world.
With his experience first beginning at STA travel, he transitioned into the sport industry with the Victoria Racing Club. Here, it was where he learnt how to build websites, which lead him to 9 years in the ticketing and travel team at Cricket Australia, before later moving into Leading Teams for 3 years.
If you love your sport and you love travelling the world, this episode will open your eyes with how to combine both. Definitely worth tuning into this one!
In this episode we cover:
(8:42) - Welcome Guy
(10:15) - The hidden project opportunities that can exist in sport
(16:55) - Guy’s career journey post-Uni
(21:49) - How he got his foot in the door of the sports industry at the VRC
(26:03) - Guy’s time at Cricket Australia
(30:22) - His approach to pricing a premium offering
(33:27) - How they designed the Indian Fan Zone Package
(35:38) - How to sell Hospitality at the Cricket
(38:31 - A low at Guy’s current role
(45:33) - Guy’s advice for people graduating University
(55:49) - How to express yourself through your resume
(1:01:08) - Guy’s final advice
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